Treatment of Chronic Constipation by a Bulk-Forming Laxative (Fibrolax®)
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of International Medical Research
- Vol. 11 (2) , 124-127
- https://doi.org/10.1177/030006058301100212
Abstract
Seventy-five patients affected by chronic constipation were treated for 4 weeks with an Ispaghula Husk preparation (Fibrolax®), a bulk-forming laxative. Frequency, stool consistency, abdominal pain and signs of venous stasis improved after treatment. No important side-effect was recorded. Cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides did not show significant changes.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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